Alumni Referral Scholarship

This scholarship was established to offer alumni the opportunity to do two good deeds at once: help a deserving student achieve their higher education goals and assist in recruiting an exciting incoming class!  The Alumni Referral Scholarship is a grant of $1,000 renewable for four years as long as the student maintains full-time status and satisfactory academic progress. Alumni can help a student save as much as $4,000 during the course of his/her studies at Medaille. 

To apply for this scholarship, all prospective freshmen or transfer students must be nominated by a Medaille College alumnus.  To be nominated, an alumnus must complete the alumni referral application on behalf of the desired prospective freshmen or transfer student.  An important part of this application is the letter of recommendation from the referring alumnus stating why they are referring the student.  

An application that does not include a letter of recommendation from the referring alumnus will not be considered complete and will not be reviewed. Any prospective freshman or transfer student may be nominated at any point during the admissions process; however, the completed application must be received by the posted deadline (listed below). Students must be attending the Buffalo Campus and must enroll in full-time undergraduate studies.  A student can receive one Alumni Referral Scholarship to pursue his/her degree. 

Each alumnus may only refer one student per academic year. Alumni must complete the Alumni Referral Scholarship Form by the associated deadline:

• Fall Freshmen – February 1st  
• Fall Transfer Students - July 1st
• Spring Transfer Students - November 1st

The Alumni Admissions Coordinator will review all nominations that meet the above criteria and will contact all students receiving the scholarship. For any questions regarding the Alumni Referral Scholarship Form, please contact:  

alumni@medaille.edu

Brian Filjones, Undergraduate Admissions
716-880-2200
brian.l.filjones@medaille.edu 

For more information on available scholarships to support with a gift, visit: http://www.medaille.edu/giving/scholarships.aspx 

For information on available scholarships and how to apply please visit: http://www.medaille.edu/financialaid/scholarships.aspx